[Leish-l] Warning: Drugs for human leishmaniasis used to treat dogs

[Rolando Oddone]

Answering Maxy De los Santos first, with these medicines the dogs do not
cure, just reduce the parasite loads and improve the symptoms.

According the veterinarians I asked here, they use Glucantime 50 to 100
mg/kg per day, during 21 or 28 days.

Rolando Oddone

El vie., 1 de nov. de 2019 a la(s) 20:13, Maxy De los Santos (
dmaxy at hotmail.com) escribió:

> Is there any cure for the dogs using those medicines? What is the typical
> dose that veterinarians use? Dogs are the reservoirs of VL, but they
> receive vaccination in Brazil.
> Maxy De los Santos
> Peru
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> *From:* leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br <leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br>
> on behalf of Rolando Oddone <roloddone at googlemail.com>
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> *Subject:* [Leish-l] Warning: Drugs for human leishmaniasis used to treat
> dogs
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> In Paraguay we have growing proliferation of dogs with leishmaniasis (L.
> infantum) since the 1990s.
> But dog owners with leishmaniasis are increasingly reluctant to sacrifice
> their animals. In recent years Glucantime and Milteforan are entering the
> country smuggled (apparently they come from France and Spain), for "free"
> use in dogs. These medications are currently being used indiscriminately by
> veterinarians who, for profit, take advantage of the need that people have
> to want to preserve the lives of their pets.
> Under this scenario, hundreds of dogs have already been treated with these
> drugs, perhaps a thousand in a few years, and the magnitude of the problem
> will increase.
> However, the authorities of the Ministry of Health do not take any
> measures, despite the existence of recommendations that these drugs are
> exclusively for human use.
> The purpose of this sharing is, dear colleagues, that you express your
> position regarding this situation, at least in this way, and what would be
> the impact this could have at the international level. Your joint voice
> will be better heard than the simple complaint I may make.
>
>
> Rolando Oddone
> IICS-UNA
> Paraguay
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